as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the simple country church has an aura of serene spirituality that is often missing in more embossed houses of worship
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Recent Examples of emboss
These range from the cap set with a crackled inlay echoing the tradition of Chinese ceramic art and nodding to the fragrances’ Eastern inspiration to the label made from natural fibers and embossed with botanical illustrations.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The coffee table tome, its black cover embossed with gold lettering and shrouded in shrink wrap, includes reproductions of dozens of covers and pictorials and Flynt’s crusading columns against censorship that tackled issues including gay, transgender and women’s rights decades ago.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The waistband is a wide elastic built into the material, and the side taping is embossed with a subtle logo.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
And, dressing to character for his upcoming role as a Formula 1 driver, Pitt paired his T-shirt with baggy cargo pants embossed with an Aston Martin logo.
—Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
The coffee table tome, its black cover embossed with gold lettering and shrouded in shrink wrap, includes reproductions of dozens of covers and pictorials and Flynt’s crusading columns against censorship that tackled issues including gay, transgender and women’s rights decades ago.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
The waistband is a wide elastic built into the material, and the side taping is embossed with a subtle logo.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2025
And, dressing to character for his upcoming role as a Formula 1 driver, Pitt paired his T-shirt with baggy cargo pants embossed with an Aston Martin logo.
—Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emboss
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And once complete, the space will be decorated with murals and other installations by local artists.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Princess Diana's wedding dress had a 25-foot train Princess Diana's gown, which was crafted in the space of three months, was made with ivory silk taffeta that was dyed and woven ivory (instead of pure white) and decorated with ornate, hand-embroidery, with no less than 10,000 micro pearls.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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Harris, along with other guests at the wedding bash, were seen sitting at a long banquet table adorned with red roses.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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An Instagram post showed her toes adorned with her own rings—made for fingers.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
26 July 2025
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“Emboss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emboss. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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